diff --git a/image_prediction/pipeline.py b/image_prediction/pipeline.py
index 7392d72..0be6b55 100644
--- a/image_prediction/pipeline.py
+++ b/image_prediction/pipeline.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
-from itertools import chain
+from functools import partial
+from itertools import chain, starmap
 
 from funcy import rcompose, juxt, first, compose, second, chunks, curry
 
@@ -23,14 +24,21 @@ def load_pipeline(**kwargs):
 class Pipeline:
     def __init__(self, model_loader, model_identifier, batch_size=16, **kwargs):
         extractor = get_extractor(**kwargs)
-        batcher = lambda x: chunks(batch_size, x)
+        batcher = compose(lift(list), partial(chunks, batch_size))
         classifier = get_image_classifier(model_loader, model_identifier)
-        merger = lambda predictions, metadata: ({"classification": prd, **mdt} for prd, mdt in zip(predictions, metadata))
-        formatter = get_formatter()
 
         left = compose(classifier, lift(first))
         right = lift(second)
 
+        formatter = get_formatter()
+
+        def join_prediction_and_metadata(prd, mdt):
+            return {"classification": prd, **mdt}
+
+        def process_batch(batch):
+            classifications, metadata = juxt(left, right)(batch)
+            return starmap(join_prediction_and_metadata, zip(classifications, metadata))
+
         # --------
         # -- -- -- --
         # == == == ==
@@ -39,6 +47,7 @@ class Pipeline:
         # --------
 
         def inspect(x):
+            x = list(x)
             import IPython
             IPython.embed()
             return x
@@ -46,9 +55,7 @@ class Pipeline:
         self.pipe = rcompose(
             extractor,
             batcher,
-            lift(list),
-            lift(juxt(left, right)),
-            starlift(merger),
+            lift(process_batch),
             chain.from_iterable,
             formatter,
         )